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Arapaho National Forest

Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gilpin, CO. It climbs 1,454 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,797 – 10,607 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur 39.87693, -105.53254
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
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Apex Spur Road–Dakota Hill Road, 8 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 9,798–10,609 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: East Dakota Hill Spur · 39.87693, -105.53254

Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on East Dakota Hill Spur, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Dakota Hill Road, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dakota Hill Spur, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jenny Lind - Perigo, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Apex Spur Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Nyementals Area Road, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Utah Hill Road, heading W.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left onto Michigan Hill Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.4 miSharp left onto Dakota Hill Road, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Dakota Hill Spur Road, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto East Dakota Hill Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto East Dakota Hill Spur, heading E.
  16. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/apex-spur-road-dakota-hill-road-out-back-8-sights-14-km

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 70°F54°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 67°52° 41%
Mon 68°47° 43%
Tue 72°46° 42%
Wed 75°48° 42%
Thu 69°47° 36%
Fri 71°44° 30%

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